Gait, Frontal, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Conditions
Keywords
juvenile idiopathic arthritis, gait, exercise, physiotherapy
Brief summary
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is one of the common chronic diseases in childhood. Problems such as weakness or pain may occur in JIA, especially in the joints and the muscles around the trunk. These conditions may lead to abnormal displacement of the center of gravity, deterioration of biomechanics, and muscle imbalance in children with JIA. All these situations can lead to postural imbalance and asymmetrical loading pattern, which we often encounter in children with JIA. Current studies describing various exercise methods effective on postural alignment. However, no study was found in the literature that searching the effects of these exercise methods on gait parameters in children JIA.
Detailed description
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is one of the common chronic diseases in childhood. Problems such as weakness or pain may occur in JIA, especially in the joints and the muscles around the trunk. These conditions may lead to abnormal displacement of the center of gravity, deterioration of biomechanics, and muscle imbalance in children with JIA. These conditions may lead to abnormal displacement of the center of gravity, deterioration of biomechanics, and muscle imbalance in children with JIA. All these situations can lead to postural imbalance and asymmetrical loading pattern, which we often encounter in children with JIA. Current studies describing various exercise methods effective on postural alignment. However, no study was found in the literature that searching the effects of these exercise methods on gait parameters in children JIA. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of two different exercise programs (core based exercise program against neuromuscular training) on gait parameters in children JIA. In this study, the participants will be evaluated and then they will be divided into two groups randomly. The first group will be administered as a core based exercise program group and the second one will be undergone as a neuromuscular training group. After the interventions, they will be re-evaluted by the physiotherapist and the outcomes will be recorded.
Interventions
OTHERConventional neuromuscular exercises
Conventional neuromuscular exercises represent a contemporary physiotherapeutic approach. These exercises aim to improve neuromuscular control, strength, and endurance in various muscles surrounding the included joint, contributing to the correction and maintenance of proper posture.
OTHERCore based exercises
Core based exercises increase overall mobility, relieve pain, improve posture, and support spinal alignment. Especially important for children who are still growing is to slow or stop the progression of deformities because of the asymmetrical loading pattern.
Sponsors
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Having a diagnosis of oligoarticular JIA * Being between the age of 8 and 16 * Having included knee joint.
Exclusion criteria
* Having an additional neurological or orthopedic diagnosis other than JIA Affecting treatment results, * Having had any surgery on the spine or the extremity joints * Being at a level that will not understand the questions asked.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Loading | immediately after intervention | It will be obtained using the FreeMed baropodometry platform (the FreeStep v. 1.0. 3 88 software, Sensor Medica, Guidonia Montecelio, Roma, Italy). The unit of the outcome is per cent. |
| Center of mass displacement | immediately after intervention | It will be obtained using the FreeMed baropodometry platform (the FreeStep v. 1.0. 3 88 software, Sensor Medica, Guidonia Montecelio, Roma, Italy). The unit of the outcome is milimeter. |
| Walking speed | immediately after intervention | It will be obtained using the FreeMed baropodometry platform (the FreeStep v. 1.0. 3 88 software, Sensor Medica, Guidonia Montecelio, Roma, Italy). The unit of the outcome ia meter/second. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed